Biting Midges, No-See-Ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Nathan Burkett-Cadena, , , , andEva Buckner

Release Date: 9/29/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in626-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY 349, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2005. Revised April 2013, June 2016, July 2022, and September 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Cooper, V. M., Addae, C. A., & Buckner, E. A. (2025). Biting Midges, No-See-Ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). EDIS, 2025(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in626-2025

Authors

Nathan Burkett-Cadena

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, mosquito ecology and biology of disease hosts, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL

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Vilma Cooper

PhD candidate, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL

Charlotte Addae

PhD candidate, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL

C. Roxanne Connelly

former professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Eva Buckner

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, medical entomology Extension, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach, FL

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